This time I will show you 2 ways to install the proprietary drivers Nvidia:
Before:
- Install the repositories RPMFusion
- Verify that we do not have pending updates in the following packages: kernel * selinux-policy *:
We log in as root (if they have not done so yet):
su -
Update packages:
yum update kernel* selinux-policy*
If these packages were updated (if not, skip this step), reboot:
reboot
Note: Remember, only use one of the two methods described below;).
Install drivers of the form: akmod-nvidia (recommended).
When installing the drivers following this procedure we will not have problems when the kernel is updated 🙂 (In fact it is already tested and verified, install Fedora RC 1, which came with the kernel 3.3.5-X and when updating my system to version 3.3.6 .3-3.3.7 and later to version XNUMX-X, I had no problem with the graphical environment or with the proprietary drivers: D) -
Select the method that suits the characteristics of your system:
Kernel i386, i686 and x86_64:
yum install akmod-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs
PAE kernel:
yum install akmod-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs kernel-PAE-devel
Install drivers of the form: kmod-nvidia.
Select the method that suits the characteristics of your system:
Kernel i386, i686 and x86_64:
yum install kmod-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs
PAE kernel:
yum install kernel-PAE-devel kmod-nvidia-PAE
Once the drivers are installed, we must deactivate the free drivers New.
Disable and backup the Nouveau drivers, reboot the system.
To achieve this, we must perform 4 steps:
Support Nouveau drivers:
mv /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r)-nouveau.img
Activate Nvidia drivers:
dracut /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img $(uname -r)
Configure the Xorg.conf file to use the correct drivers:
nvidia-xconfig
Important Note: Do not forget this step, if you do it, you will not be able to access your graphical environment on the next restart :(.
Finally we restart our system:
reboot
Thank you very much, I'll try it tomorrow and I'll tell you how.
I only have one problem, currently I use kernel-3.1.9-1 in f16, since kernel> 3.2 does not work for me due to a problem with the nouveau drivers.
Can I do the whole procedure without updating the kernel to 3.3.x?
or could you upgrade to 3.3.x but boot the system with the old kernel and do the procedure?
Of course you can do it without updating the kernel, just make sure you have the files vmlinuz- (version of your kernel). (Version of your fedora). (Your architecture) with their respective config- (version of your kernel). (Version of your fedora). (your architecture) and initrams- (version of your kernel). (version of your fedora). (your architecture) in the / boot folder, to be able to correctly install the proprietary ones, if not, it would be advisable That you download the headers and sources of your kernel or update the kernel to avoid problems during the installation.
Sorry but I still haven't changed my XD useragent.
Hello. Have you noticed a difference in 2D performance? I know that the proprietary driver works much better in games, but I understand that Noveau's 2D performance is quite decent.
In my case, the gnome shell felt a little slow, but everything else felt good, I ended up installing them on my lap because I did not want to despair about the lag :).
and those of us who have ATI?
I'm also going to talk about them, but unfortunately I don't have a place to test :(.
although it has nothing to do with the subject, I hope they talk about how to configure the wifi. I was never able to connect wirelessly with Fedora, since my laptop uses a broadcom 4312. So far, only with Debian, ArchBang and Chakra based ones.
Marco, try this:
$ your -
#yum install wget
#wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources/broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2
#tar xjf broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2
#cd broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5 / driver
# b43-fwcutter -w / lib / firmware / wl_apsta_mimo.o
#rmmodb43
#modprobeb43
And you should already be able to use your wifi.
regards
thanks. I will try later as I am very calm with Chakra at the moment.
For this kind of thing they preferred to use all Intel.
regards
you are right about that. So far, apart from the fact that I can't use all the Plasma effects in KDE because the system gets slow, the Intel 4500 has never given me any problems.
Amen!! 😀
Hello Perseus, amm ... just one detail: Why in the post you say "install the RMP Fusion repositories?
By the way, just to complement (if you don't mind), the nvidia drivers in a PAE kernel are easier to install if you type: yum install kernel-PAE-devel kmod-nvidia-PAE
and remove nouveau by typing: mv / boot / initramfs - $ (uname -r) .img / boot / initramfs - $ (uname -r) -nouveau.img
dracut / boot / initramfs - $ (uname -r) .img $ (uname -r)
reboot and voila.
Cheers(:
Fedora does not come with "access" to proprietary software, it is 100% free software, that is why it is practically necessary to install the RPM Fusion repositories, these repositories are the ones that allow you to install all the proprietary (drivers, codecs, etc.) that you want. and you need.
The method you suggest is also included in the post :). And of course it doesn't bother me, the idea is that we all contribute to improve what is done;).
Yup I know that, but what I was referring to is why are you wearing "RMP Fusion"
Isn't it supposed to be "RPM Fusion"? 😛
Cheers(:
Oops, corrected, thanks bro :).
Am I the only one who has problems with the driver? every time I play videos, the screen starts to flicker and show strange colors until it freezes and I have to restart the X. I have fedora 17 64bit with gnome shell
I also have Fedora 64 with Gnome Shell on both of my computers, both of which have Nvidia cards (GeForce 7000M and Zotac 520) and I have not had any problems with them. What procedure did you follow and what are the specifications of your hardware?
Cheers ;).
perseo thanks for answering but it has been solved I got some updates I think it was updated to gnome 3.4.2 and other packages and it was solved, I used the akmod method, and my hardware is: core 2 duo 2.6, ram 3gb and geforce 9800gt. I also had this problem with debian testing. I think the problem was with the gnome, but the fact is that everything works perfectly for me.
Thanks for all your how to, thanks to that I finally decided to try fedora and the truth is that I liked a lot so I congratulate you on your great work xD
Glad everything has been fixed ^. ^, As almost always happens, hardware problems 🙁
Hello,
I did all the steps mentioned, but when starting it loads the OS but the cursor remains blinking and on a black screen.